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Q&A Know Your Films!

(Surface Prep)

November 21, 2021, ... Test that assesses whether the laminate bonding is good or bad.  It measures the force required to tear the product apart and details any issues involved. NC: How would you summarise your message to ...

Avery Dennison TC-2000 Film Topcoat Enables Bolder Brand Graphics While Reducing Complexity for Converters

(News | New Products)

November 16, 2021, ... margins by eliminating the need to corona treat or prime in UV print platforms. It creates an extremely strong bond between ink and film, allowing heavier inks to be laid down to achieve sharp images and ...

Looking for Custom Converting Solutions?

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

October 10, 2021, ... Usual materials include: glass beaded fabrics, films, abrasive films, non-woven bonded and textiles. They also produce magnetic and foam tapes; metal screening; and rubber. Products are materials warehoused, ...

Flex Films to Launch Metallic Polyester Ultra-High Barrier Film ‘F-UHB-M’ for Aluminum Foil Replacement

(Coating/Laminating)

September 26, 2021, ... than aluminum foils, making it less susceptible to gases and water vapor leakages. Besides superior barrier performance and bond strength, F-UHB-M reportedly offers multiple benefits for customers ranging ...

Choosing Right: Laser Die Cutting Vs. Rotary Die Cutting

(News | New Products)

August 29, 2021, ...  Thin foil, metal Ablation of metals bonded to polyester or similar substrates Abrasives, adhesives, fabric, paper, plastic, rubber, textiles What is rotary die cutting? Rotary die cutting involves ...

UFLEX Unveils Breakthrough Set of Products & Solutions

(News | New Products)

August 29, 2021, ... demand; Water-based adhesives with numerous features for high-speed mono carton making machines: Water-based synthetic adhesive technology FLEXBOND SF WET LAM–1178, another new launch by in this ...

Lohmann Corporation Expands Their Range of Reactive Chemistry Products

(News | New Products)

August 25, 2021, ... pressure sensitive (PSA) tapes and liquid adhesives.  “UV-LUX streamlines production while adding both strength and pliability to semi-structural bonds. It’s tacky at room temperature and bonds quickly ...

Best Practices: Corona Treating Pretreated Films Prior to Converting

(Flexpack)

August 01, 2021, ... Unless your operation has ultimate control over the initial treatment levels, storage conditions, timely supply and use of the film, it will not be practical to expect successful bonding with inks, laminates ...

3DT: Trailblazing Surface Treatment Company Celebrates 30 Years

(News | New Products)

July 18, 2021, ... surface tension and bonding on 3D parts. The drawbacks of these methods were huge, including contributing to health and environmental hazards, and were costly. As a result, 3DT’s new, safe, quick, less ...

Boosting Extrusion Coating Equipment Performance

(News | New Products)

July 08, 2021, ... such as line speed and increased outputs, bonding issues, and process versatility with new structures/materials and then provide an overview of solutions impacting key line components including the extruder ...

Plasma Replaces Propane Torch to Improve Print Adhesion on PE Pipes

(News | New Products)

July 08, 2021, ... Plasma treaters clean, etch & functionalize surfaces to remove contamination, increase surface energy, create bonding sites and activate the surface to promote ink adhesion. To verify the technology ...

Water-Based Flexographic Printing Steps Up to the Sustainability Challenge

(News | New Products)

June 30, 2021, ... using solvent-free laminating where lamination is required or desired, instead of dry lamination where the bonding agent is dissolved in solvent, applied, and then evaporated in a drying oven. With solvent-free ...

Value-Added Processes: Coating, Laminating and Metallizing

(Coating)

June 06, 2021, ... achieve desired results. In terms of laminating or bonding two webs/substrates together, processors can use solution coating (adhesive), or a melt extrudate using extrusion lamination. Examples of end-use ...

Web Considerations for Today’s Flexible Packaging

(News | New Products)

May 16, 2021, ... by zone. Dry bond lamination lines are an example of how web tension is critical to avoid defects. Before the lamination process, the web materials need to be properly tensioned to closely match the ...

Inkworks Printing, LLC Installs New Karlville COMBI Thermal & Solventless Laminator

(News | New Products)

April 05, 2021, ... cure time and high lamination bond strength solution. Solventless lamination technology is the mainstay of the flexible packaging converting industry. While it is more complex than thermal lamination ...

The Back Page: Taking it back 64 years

(The Back Page)

February 17, 2021, ... Although it has the advantage of a large capacity, its disadvantage as a paper pouch is a weaker center seam because the bond on one side is made to an uncoated surface. This disadvantage, plus operating ...

Two Decades of Innovation

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

January 18, 2021, ... JemmStat™ Anti-Static Roller Coverings and JemmSil™ Release Roller Coverings. These unique, rubber sleeves have replaced traditional bonded coverings and have changed the roller covering environment over ...

Leaders in Surface Treatment Technology

(Corona, Flame, Plasma)

January 18, 2021, ... process that uses a corona field to increase a material’s surface free energy and wettability thus increasing adhesion. The wettability of your material is important when bonding, coating, or printing. ...

Leadership in Converting through Static Control Solutions

(Surface Prep)

January 17, 2021, ... effective method of temporary adhesion and pinning through the bonding force of static electricity. Passive Static Eliminators – led by our low cost, effective anti-static tinsel, and outstanding line ...

Avery Dennison Performance Tapes Expands and Enhances Core Series Portfolio

(News | New Products)

January 10, 2021, ... High Performance Low VOC acrylics in the portfolio and are ideal for bonding to polyether urethane, polyester urethane and skinned foams in applications such as seat heating, speaker grills and flooring; ...